Heart

Before Heart Transplant

Before Your Child's Heart Transplant

For us to decide whether a heart transplant is right for your child, we must perform a complete check-up, also called a pre-transplant evaluation. Your child's evaluation will include:

Clinic visits with the transplant team

A review of your child's medical records and history

A physical exam

Blood work and diagnostic tests

The pre-transplant evaluation may take place over several days. You may make several trips to the Heart Transplant Clinic and other clinics during that time.

After your child's evaluation, the transplant team will decide whether a transplant is the best option for your child. If your family and the transplant team agree that a heart transplant is the right decision, your child will be placed on the national waiting list for a heart.

Seattle Children’s provides healthcare without regard to race, color, religion (creed), sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin (ancestry) or disability. Financial assistance for medically necessary services is based on family income and hospital resources and is provided to children under age 21 whose primary residence is in Washington, Alaska, Montana or Idaho.